Tire Recycling Fees

British Columbia’s tire recycling program, established to divert scrap tires from landfill, is funded through advance disposal fees collected on every new tire sold in the province. A change to how those fees are set has pushed up the cost of tire recycling in B.C., raising the question of who absorbs the increase.

The province’s stewardship program covers passenger, light-truck, and off-road tires, with fees collected at the point of sale and remitted to fund collection, transportation, and processing. When the fee structure shifts, processors and municipalities must adjust the economics of their diversion operations.

Higher recycling fees can strain the market for recovered tire material, even as scrap tires remain a valuable feedstock for pyrolysis, recovered carbon black, and tire-derived products. Managing the cost of end-of-life tires is central to keeping diversion programs financially sustainable.

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• Tire recycling and pyrolysis
• Recovered carbon black (rCB) solutions
• Retreading and circular tire manufacturing

Recover Full Value From Scrap Tires

Klean Industries converts end-of-life tires into recovered carbon black, pyrolysis oil, and steel through advanced pyrolysis — turning a recycling cost into recovered material value.

Recovered carbon black displaces virgin carbon black in rubber and plastics, while pyrolysis oil provides a low-carbon feedstock for industry.

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